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Product category: Blocks

Réf 21104

MXLEvo 10: soft block - for max rope size 10 mmCommentaryWichard is proud to present the MXLEvo: a soft block solution designed for all yachtsmen, whether amateur or pro. Designed for heavy load applications (mast foot, halyard tackle, barber hauler, snatch blocks, etc.), this system is available in three sizes.

Economical and easy to use:Delivered complete with a Dyneema SK78 loop, you dont need any specific technical knowledge to usethe MXLEvo. It can be installed quickly and easily on any type of anchoring (chain plate, head ropes, etc.).The rope housing keeps the ropes inside the block when there is no load on the system. The MXLEvo offers excellent value for money. It is one of the cheapest soft blocks on the market.

Heavy load applications:The MXLEvo is designed to be used with heavier loads (low rope movement speed). As such, it is the perfectsolution for use as: a mast foot block, halyard tackle, barber hauler, block and tackle, sheet return, large sailfoot, etc.).

Lightweight, robust and highly compact:MXLEvo provides exceptional resistance for its weight. In comparison with a standard competitors block, The MXLEvo 10 is:• twice as robust• half the weight• a third of the size•For a breaking load of 5 tonnes, the MXLEvo 16 is 35% lighter.

A reliable solution with no need for maintenance:As it does not contain any moving parts (such as a sheave), the MXLEvo is extremely reliable and requiresno maintenance.

Adaptable to your deck planThe loop on the MXLEvo can be positioned in one of two ways, making it easily adaptable to your deck andto whatever anchoring point or chain plate alignment you choose.

Réf 11603

MXEvo – DIA 6 mm – Captive pin – for max rope size 8 mmCommentaryMXEvo is the new generation of one-piece blocks developed by Wichard.Thanks to the leash, this MXEvo version cant loose its pin while opening, manipulating and closing the block. The pin is forged in high-resistant 17.4PH stainless steel.

Main MXEvo features:

Dedicated to heavy load applications

Impressive working and breaking load limits

Captive pin on the standard version

Becket function to make tackles

Rope kept on track thanks to the fins

Optimized weight and dimensions

Easy opening – Easy rope installation

Two versions existing in three sizes

Limited rope wear thanks to the track conception

Monobloc item (without mechanical part) for a better reliability

For max rope size 8 mm

Applications

2:1 halyard purchase: mainsail, spinnaker, gennaker

Flying sail furler terminals: tensioning at the top or from the bottom

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The Wichard Company was founded by Henri Wichard in Thiers in 1919. The company is both a world leader in marine fittings and a dominant industrial actor in various other industrial sectors: aeronautics, medical, automotive etc. Today the Wichard Group brings together products of the Wichard (marine and precision forging) and products of Profurl (sail furlers).